Stirrup-strap connection



J. G.. BAILEY.

ST'IRRUP STRAP CONNECTION.

(No Model.)

Patented May 10, 1892.'.

mi Nonms Pinus co., Paumum wA um UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. BAILEYOF ROGERS, ARKANSAS.

STlRRUP-STRAP CONNECTION..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 474,715, dated May 10,1892. Application filed October 29, 1891. Serial No.410,183. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rogers, in the county of Benton and State of Arkansas, haveinvented certain newand usefulImprovements in Stirrups; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and iigures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specilication.

My invention has for its object to provide certain new and usefulimprovements in attachments for stirrup straps, whereby the stirrup willbe detached from the saddle by the fall of the rider from the latter,thus preventing his being dragged after the horse; and for this purposeit consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of theparts of which it is composed, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which corresponding parts aredesignated by corresponding numerals and letters, Figure l is a sideView showing a stirrup attached to a saddle after the nature oi thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the device. Fig. 3 is adetail perspective View oi the plate.

It may be stated that in the accompanying drawings the line of strainupon the stirrup and stirrup-strap while the rider is in the saddle willbe along the arrow a h, while the corresponding strain if the rider wasthrown and was being dragged would be along the arrowo el. A suitablepiece of metal 1, having a slot 2 therein, is secured on each side ofthe saddle, and as the said plates 1 are the same I have in theaccompanying drawings shown only one thereof, and will for a similarreason confine the description of the4 said plates to the singular. Theslot 2 in the plate has its rear end open and communicating with therear end of the plate, while the lower surface ot' the plate has adepression 3 therein aroundthe said slot, in which depression a spring4, projecting across the slot, is contained. A button 5, having an innerand an outer head 6 and 7, respectively, is normally contained in thesaid slot, the inner head beingcontained in the depression 3 in theplate. A stirrup-strap 8 is secured to the said button between the outerhead thereof and the outer face of the plate, while a stirrup 9 iscarried by the said strap. Such being the construction of my invention,it will be evident that the pressure exerted by the rider while in thesaddle will keep the button in place inthe slot 2, while the spring 4Lwill prevent the button from accidentally slipping out in taking oit thesaddle, the. It will be also evident that if the rider should beunseatedand dragged after the horse the strain in direc` tion c cl will releasethe stirrup and stirrupstrap, and thus prevent what would otherwiseprobably result in serious injury.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- A stirrup-hangerconnection comprising a plate having a horizontal rearwardly-extendingopen slot therein and having in its inner face a depression around thesaid slot, a spring contained in the said depression. having its forwardend secured to the said plate and its rear end projecting across thesaid slot, and a stirrup-sustaining button passing through the said slotand provided with a head contained in the said depression, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of t-wo witnesses.

JOHN G. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

W. W. SIKEs, R. W. JACKSON.

